sightseeing

See also: sight-seeing

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sight +‎ seeing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sightseeing (usually uncountable, plural sightseeings)

  1. The activity of going out looking at things; tourism.
    Sightseeing is a frequent reason to visit San Francisco.

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: sightseeing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sightseeing

Translations

Verb

sightseeing

  1. present participle and gerund of sightsee

Dutch

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sightseeing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑjt.siː.jɪŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sight‧see‧ing

Noun

sightseeing m or f or n (uncountable)

  1. sightseeing

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English sightseeing.

Noun

sightseeing m (definite singular sightseeingen, indefinite plural sightseeinger, definite plural sightseeingene)

  1. sightseeing

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English sightseeing.

Noun

sightseeing f (definite singular sightseeinga, indefinite plural sightseeingar, definite plural sightseeingane)

  1. sightseeing

References